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Deprivation and freedom : a philosophical enquiry / Richard J. Hull.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hull, Richard J.
- Series:
- Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
- Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poor.
- People with social disabilities.
- Marginality, Social.
- Liberty.
- Social ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Routledge, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Deprivation and Freedom investigates the key issue of social deprivation. It looks at how serious that issue is, what we should do about it and how we might motivate people to respond to it. It covers core areas in moral and political philosophy in new and interesting ways, presents the topical example of disability as a form of social deprivation, shows that we are not doing nearly enough for certain sections of our communities and encourages that we think differently about how we should best organise our societies in the future.The book develops a comprehensive yet
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Deprivation and freedom
- pt. 2. Methods of evasion
- pt. 3. Augmenting reason.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [150]-154) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-19731-8
- 0-203-94030-X
- 1-283-96329-9
- 1-135-19724-5
- 9780203940303
- OCLC:
- 826855452
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